Yup, the guy that usually has nothing but statistical negativity to spew at our beloved team has come up with a formula for rating the best franchises in the NBA.
TOP 10
* No. 1: Los Angeles Lakers
* No. 2: Boston Celtics
* No. 3: San Antonio Spurs
* No. 4: Chicago Bulls
* No. 5: Phoenix Suns
* No. 6: Philadelphia 76ers
* No. 7: Utah Jazz
* No. 8: Portland Trail Blazers
* No. 9: Indiana Pacers
* No. 10: Houston Rockets
the rules are as follows:
1. Winning matters.
2. Winning in the playoffs matters more.
3. Winning a championship is far and away the best thing that can happen.
4. Watching superstars is amazing, even if the team around them isn't any good.
5. Intangibles matter: Fans want to like and admire the team they're cheering.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2009/columns/story?columnist=hollinger_john&page=FranchiseRankings-Intro
3 comments:
I think that is about right. Go Spurs Go.
By the way, Holliger looks like a d-bag.
Robert Earl Keen in 4 days!!!
yeah, i was wondering what you thought about that ranking - being ahead of the bulls and all (not that you're a bulls guy over a spurs guy, but even i had to do a double take on that). i guess our longevity of consistent success does in some way trump the jordan era three-peats. they really struggled before and after that time period.
and i included the pic of hollinger because yes, he does look like a dbag.
and in my mind i'm already REK'n (shop)
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